Samples From Upcoming Opeth Album "Heritage" Available For Streaming

30 second song samples from the forthcoming new Opeth album "Heritage" have been posted online for streaming. The album is set to be released on September 20, 2011 through Roadrunner Records and will feature the following track listing;

Heard most of the new songs in full just today. Most of it is pretty mellowed out but they've changed to a much more accessible sound. This isn't just the acoustic ballads of Damnation either. Its very heavily influenced by 70's classic rock and there some pretty over the top moments that remind me of everything from King Crimson ("I Feel The Dark"), Frank Zappa (the drums on "The Lines In My Hand"), and the very jazzy "Folklore".

"Famine" is one of the more doomier sounding tracks on here and its new in style for Opeth but more of the modern doom metal. The flute ending may through some for a loop but given how plenty of other metal bands have experimented with flutes and choirs, this shouldn't be surprising.

This is more accessible Opeth while at the same time challenging the older fans who know them for the heavy stuff. Not to say there aren't any heavy moments, they're just pulled off in a different way that fans will have to get used to.